]]>http://wjon.com/hennepin-county-installs-new-rescue-dock-on-lake-minnetonka/feed/0Lake Minnetonka, Photo courtesy of the Hennepin County Sheriff's OfficeHennepin County Removes 20 Children From Juvenile Centerhttp://wjon.com/hennepin-county-removes-20-children-from-juvenile-center/
http://wjon.com/hennepin-county-removes-20-children-from-juvenile-center/#commentsSat, 07 May 2016 20:47:00 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=356578Continue reading…]]>Hennepin County officials said they are removing 20 children from a northern Minnesota correctional facility for boys.

]]>http://wjon.com/hennepin-county-removes-20-children-from-juvenile-center/feed/0Thinkstock.com4 Arrested in Theft Investigation at Hennepin County Day Careshttp://wjon.com/4-arrested-in-theft-investigation-at-hennepin-county-day-cares/
http://wjon.com/4-arrested-in-theft-investigation-at-hennepin-county-day-cares/#commentsWed, 30 Sep 2015 01:12:26 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=332695Continue reading…]]>Prosecutors have charged three Minneapolis day care centers with billing the state for more children than they serve. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said four people were arrested Tuesday as part of an investigation into fraudulent billing of Minnesota's Child Care Assistance Program.

]]>http://wjon.com/man-pleads-guilty-to-stalking-twin-cities-dj/feed/0(Photo: Alex Svejkovsky, WJON)Hennepin County To Add 100 Workers To Child Protection Staffhttp://wjon.com/hennepin-county-to-add-100-workers-to-child-protection-staff/
http://wjon.com/hennepin-county-to-add-100-workers-to-child-protection-staff/#commentsTue, 23 Jun 2015 22:22:29 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=320238Continue reading…]]> A Hennepin County committee has given preliminary approval to adding nearly 100 more child protection workers. The county's Health and Human Services Committee approved the proposal Tuesday. It goes before the full county board next month.

]]>http://wjon.com/hennepin-county-to-add-100-workers-to-child-protection-staff/feed/0Cause Of 10-Year-Old Barway Collins Death Undeterminedhttp://wjon.com/cause-of-10-year-old-barway-collins-death-undetermined/
http://wjon.com/cause-of-10-year-old-barway-collins-death-undetermined/#commentsWed, 03 Jun 2015 00:05:37 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=317473Continue reading…]]>The Hennepin County medical examiner says the death of a 10-year-old Crystal boy was a homicide, but the cause remains undetermined.

]]>http://wjon.com/hennepin-co-wont-prosecute-driver-who-struck-protester/feed/011 Gang Members, Associates Indicted On Gun Countshttp://wjon.com/11-gang-members-associates-indicted-on-gun-counts/
http://wjon.com/11-gang-members-associates-indicted-on-gun-counts/#commentsFri, 21 Nov 2014 18:09:14 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=288599Continue reading…]]>Eleven gang members and their associates have been arrested and indicted on federal gun charges after a takedown that authorities say will cause a significant blow to those behind recent violence in Hennepin County.

]]>http://wjon.com/police-minneapolis-man-molests-sleepover-guest/feed/0Hennepin, Ramsey Added to Disaster Declarationhttp://wjon.com/hennepin-ramsey-added-to-disaster-declaration/
http://wjon.com/hennepin-ramsey-added-to-disaster-declaration/#commentsThu, 21 Aug 2014 20:40:22 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=272368Continue reading…]]>Hennepin and Ramsey counties have now been added to a presidential disaster declaration for damage from flooding and severe storms this summer.

]]>http://wjon.com/hennepin-ramsey-added-to-disaster-declaration/feed/0(Photo: Alex Svejkovsky, WJON News)Man's Body Recovered From Mississippi Riverhttp://wjon.com/mans-body-recovered-from-mississippi-river/
http://wjon.com/mans-body-recovered-from-mississippi-river/#commentsSun, 20 Jul 2014 15:02:48 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=267068Continue reading…]]>Hennepin County authorities say a man's body recovered from the Mississippi River over the weekend appears to have been there for some time.

]]>http://wjon.com/hennepin-county-sheriff-urges-caution-on-thin-ice/feed/0Getty ImagesEx-Minneosta Cop Gets Year For Sending Nude Photoshttp://wjon.com/ex-minneosta-cop-gets-year-for-sending-nude-photos/
http://wjon.com/ex-minneosta-cop-gets-year-for-sending-nude-photos/#commentsFri, 25 Oct 2013 20:20:40 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=221064Continue reading…]]>A former Minneapolis police officer has been sentenced to a year in the Hennepin County workhouse for sending nude photographs of himself to two teenage girls.

]]>http://wjon.com/ex-minneosta-cop-gets-year-for-sending-nude-photos/feed/0Minneapolis Man Arrested in Sheet-Wrapped Body Casehttp://wjon.com/minneapolis-man-arrested-in-sheet-wrapped-body-case/
http://wjon.com/minneapolis-man-arrested-in-sheet-wrapped-body-case/#commentsWed, 18 Sep 2013 21:27:44 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=213214Continue reading…]]> Police have arrested a 54-year-old Minneapolis man in the death of a woman whose body was found wrapped in a sheet near railroad tracks in St. Louis Park.

]]>http://wjon.com/minneapolis-man-arrested-in-sheet-wrapped-body-case/feed/0Getty ImagesOpat – Hennepin County Won't Pursue Vikings Stadiumhttp://wjon.com/opat-hennepin-county-wont-pursue-vikings-stadium/
http://wjon.com/opat-hennepin-county-wont-pursue-vikings-stadium/#commentsFri, 06 May 2011 10:13:55 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=14546Continue reading…]]>The Hennepin County board chairman says his county is out of the running as a possible local funding partner for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium this year.

]]>http://wjon.com/opat-hennepin-county-wont-pursue-vikings-stadium/feed/0Stearns County Ranked 9th Richest In Minnesotahttp://wjon.com/stearns-county-ranked-9th-richest-in-minnesota/
http://wjon.com/stearns-county-ranked-9th-richest-in-minnesota/#commentsMon, 25 Apr 2011 13:35:17 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=13465Continue reading…]]>Stearns County is one of the top ten richest counties in the state. A new report indicates Stearns had a total personal income of just over $5 billion in 2009.

]]>http://wjon.com/stearns-county-ranked-9th-richest-in-minnesota/feed/0Getty ImagesSmoking Banned On Hennepin County Propertyhttp://wjon.com/smoking-banned-on-hennepin-county-property/
http://wjon.com/smoking-banned-on-hennepin-county-property/#commentsTue, 29 Mar 2011 21:39:48 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=11323Continue reading…]]>Smoking will be banned on Hennepin County property starting this summer - even if you're parked in your own car. The Hennepin County Board approved the new tobacco-free policy on a 6-1 vote Tuesday